Question 1) Define and distinguish between technical writing and other kinds of writing. Do you consider them as separate areas of study? Give appropriate examples to support your view point.
Question 2) Describe the code of ethics which gives technical writing the status of a responsible writing and, therefore, should essentially be observed by technical writers. Give appropriate examples.
Question 3)a) Technical writers use specific style and tone of writing, for example, there is a use of active voice instead of passive voice similarly, redundant phrases or gender based language is avoided. Describe do’s and don’ts of the style of technical writing.
(b) What do you mean by the phrase avoid wordiness in technical writing. This phrase is used while discussing the style of writing. Describe in detail.
Question 4) Memos are usually used in offices for carrying out different official activities. For a memo to be clear it has different heads like subject, from, to, date etc. Describe the major components of a memo in detail.
Question 5) What is a proposal, what are the various kinds of proposals and what are the goals/objectives of each kind of proposal in technical writing.
Question 6) Visuals play a specific role in proposal writing? Enlist some visual aids that are specially used in designing a proposal and discuss these in detail.
Question 7) Your recently bought refrigerator is out of order and despite several reminders to company concerned there has been no response. Write the informal report to bring the problem to the notice of the senior authorities in the company expressing your unhappiness on the delays in the fixing of the problem.